Laramie’s Living History — Businesses

A series of stories prepared for the Albany County Museum Coalition, an alliance of institutions that promote Laramie’s historic and cultural resources. This series originally appeared in the Laramie Boomerang.

The type of businesses in Albany County have changed over time but some have roots to 1868.

Looking for something specific?

Search for businesses related to Albany County and Laramie, Wyoming.

For a better search experience, use specific words and phrases, like “Thornton Biggs”, “Professor Larson”, etc.

Albany County Historical Society Albany County Historical Society

Laramie Becomes a Railroad Town

From its earliest days until the mid 1950’s Laramie could fairly be called a railroad town.

Read More
Albany County Historical Society Albany County Historical Society

The Railroad Comes to Laramie

What day did the first train come to Laramie?  Certainly it was in May of 1868, but historians like dates, and this one is not hard to pin down. 

Read More